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BH1 postcode area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The BH1 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Area Scores range from 12 to 94 across them. Every full BH1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BH1 district contains both ends of the scale: Littledown at 94 out of 100 (#389 of 6,856 in England) against Boscombe West at 12, an 82-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £184,000 in Boscombe West to £570,000 in Littledown — a 3.1× gap within the BH1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,580a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime97per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied49%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BH1 district

£220,000median home sold over the past year · +11.1% over 5 years · -6.4% over the year · 281 sales
Detached£360,000
Semi-detached£310,000
Terraced£275,000
Flat£190,000
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£337,750
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
LittledownBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 38994 £570,000
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & SandbanksBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 78688 £495,000
Branksome EastBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,01371 £349,000
Southbourne WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,24067 £340,000
WestbourneBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,51549 £226,500
Central BournemouthBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,81644 £200,000
Boscombe EastBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,20039 £285,000
Springbourne & Queen's ParkBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,85829 £275,000
East CliffBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 5,13225 £220,000
Boscombe WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 6,01712 £184,000

People living in BH1 Census 2021

Residents91,166
Median age (est.)39
Density4,250per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above37%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 16%25–44 30%45–64 23%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 42%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 9%Private rent 42%

Households

One person: 41%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 16%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 41%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 16%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 40% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 27%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in BH1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH1 district.

Boscombe Branksome

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH1.

BH5 BH2 BH3 BH8 BH7 BH6 BH4 BH9

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.